Google Docs to WordPress Gutenberg and automatic image upload

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Hi,

we use Google Docs to share and edit our articles among writers. Until now, we used to copy the text and images into Gutenberg, then upload the optimized images before publishing.
Now, the images are uploaded automatically, but the problem is that Google Docs images are in PNG format. Is anyone else facing this issue? Is it possible to disable automatic uploads, or maybe there’s another solution?

Thanks!
 
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DarkAudio said:
Hi,

we use Google Docs to share and edit our articles among writers. Until now, we used to copy the text and images into Gutenberg, then upload the optimized images before publishing.
Now, the images are uploaded automatically, but the problem is that Google Docs images are in PNG format. Is anyone else facing this issue? Is it possible to disable automatic uploads, or maybe there’s another solution?

Thanks!
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Crap, Wordpress image handling sux. I lost hours to this shit!So is it ALL images or just some? Have you tried any plugin that forces the format to JPG?
 
Images are hosted on googleusercontent(.)com server. The behavior is to avoid hotlink I think.
There's probably some code to add. It's weird they changed that randomly.
 
DarkAudio said:
Images are hosted on googleusercontent(.)com server. The behavior is to avoid hotlink I think.
There's probably some code to add. It's weird they changed that randomly.
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Yup, so they changed it randomly, so it was not like that before? What changed? When it started? I been meaning to look into the code, never got around to it yet, how do you find the real code?
 
Before the last update, we could copy/paste and images were not autouploaded.
 
DarkAudio said:
Before the last update, we could copy/paste and images were not autouploaded.
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Damn now I have to dig thru to the Google Docs Word press API...Is it an overkill to expect some config option to choose between JPG and PNG ? I guess yes... Does it depend on the theme ?
 
I think it would be better if we could choose the image format before upload, so it saves time and avoids the PNG issue.
 
Th3King said:
I think it would be better if we could choose the image format before upload, so it saves time and avoids the PNG issue.
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This is a shag in the ass. where can we vote for this feature request.
 
DarkAudio said:
Hi,

we use Google Docs to share and edit our articles among writers. Until now, we used to copy the text and images into Gutenberg, then upload the optimized images before publishing.
Now, the images are uploaded automatically, but the problem is that Google Docs images are in PNG format. Is anyone else facing this issue? Is it possible to disable automatic uploads, or maybe there’s another solution?

Thanks!
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Yeah, ran into the same issue. One workaround is to download and convert images manually before pasting, or use a plugin that auto-converts PNG to JPEG. Not sure if there's a way to fully disable auto-upload though.
 
Yes, that’s a common issue — one workaround is to use an add-on or plugin that exports Google Docs directly to WordPress while converting images to JPG before upload.
 
Sure but you can't name files correctly. Google Docs files are "image-25.png".
I think I'll have to block autouploading thing. :/
 
Yes, we've noticed the PNG issue too. Looking into options—disabling auto uploads or converting formats might help.
 
Damn.. I think wp couyld be so much better if this developers understands the SEO needs. Do you know this is a common problem for other media too ?Or only images ?
 
yuozars33 said:
Google Docs defaults to PNG for images, which isn’t great for web performance. Since Gutenberg auto-uploads them, you can’t easily disable that. The smartest move is to export images separately, convert to optimized formats like JPEG or WebP before uploading. Or use a plugin that automatically compresses and converts images after import this keeps your site fast without losing quality.
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shit...another plugin. Is there a way to configure gdocs to export to JPG by default ? Does this add extra work ?
 
DarkAudio said:
Hi,

we use Google Docs to share and edit our articles among writers. Until now, we used to copy the text and images into Gutenberg, then upload the optimized images before publishing.
Now, the images are uploaded automatically, but the problem is that Google Docs images are in PNG format. Is anyone else facing this issue? Is it possible to disable automatic uploads, or maybe there’s another solution?

Thanks!
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Convert Google Docs images to JPG before uploading or use an image optimization plugin on WordPress. That should solve the PNG issue without extra steps.
 
DarkAudio said:
we use Google Docs to share and edit our articles among writers. Until now, we used to copy the text and images into Gutenberg, then upload the optimized images before publishing.
Now, the images are uploaded automatically, but the problem is that Google Docs images are in PNG format. Is anyone else facing this issue? Is it possible to disable automatic uploads, or maybe there’s another solution?
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Why don't we use WordPress content import plugins? They can convert PNG to JPEG or WebP on the fly.
 
The auto-upload from Docs keeps images in PNG, which isn’t great for optimization. One workaround is converting them to JPG/WebP after upload with an image optimization plugin. Not sure if there’s a way to stop the auto PNG upload completely though.
 
DarkAudio said:
Hi,

we use Google Docs to share and edit our articles among writers. Until now, we used to copy the text and images into Gutenberg, then upload the optimized images before publishing.
Now, the images are uploaded automatically, but the problem is that Google Docs images are in PNG format. Is anyone else facing this issue? Is it possible to disable automatic uploads, or maybe there’s another solution?

Thanks!
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Yeah, that’s normal with Google Docs. Either convert images to JPG before upload or use a plugin/tool (like Mammoth .docx importer) that handles formats better. You can’t fully disable the auto-upload.
 
You could try converting PNGs to JPG before copying, or use a plugin that handles image format conversion during import.
 
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